Flies!

[Browneyes]

I'm sitting here, not bothering anyone or anything, trying to do some serious FH research on the PC and I am being driven MAD by a few irritating little horrible flies that have obviously decided to share the coolness of my living room this afternoon and pester me, sit on the monitor screen and giggle at how I keep flinging my arm out and missing them. A short while ago they invited a few friends in (it's really really hot outside today) just for a quick game of 'swoop & annoy'. AND I've run out of fly spray now!!|rant|

Browneyes

[Jan1954]

AND I've run out of fly spray now!!|rant|

Browneyes

Try spraying water on them but NOT near the PC! :D

A couple of aroma candles might put them off, too - they don't like the heat/vapour from them...

Either that, or adopt some spiders... :o

[Browneyes]

Ah, good idea about the candles. Thanks. My cats are trying to help (not particularly happy they're eating them too though!) but that means I have cats as well as flies on the desk!! |banghead| Think I'll take a break, make a cuppa and look for some candles!

Browneyes

[suedent]

I had a terrible problem with flies because in the summer my french doors are open most of the day so that my cats can come & go. I invested in a machine similar to those seen in butchers' shops & apart from the occasional fizzing noise when a fly dies I haven't had any more bother.

[susan-y]

Get out the good old-fashioned fly swatter....one look at it and they fly away for miles!!!|laugh1|
Sue

[Browneyes]

Suedent...yes I thought about one of those in the kitchen but then I remembered standing in a butchers once and well...it sort of put me off! |laugh1|

Me with a fly swatter at this desk? If you could see the amount of papers and things on my desk you'd understand what I mean! :D

Ok so remedies so far include...

1. putting up with them and befriending them...Oh I don't think so!!
2. spraying them with water...hmm little dodgy with electrical equipment around..
3. Aroma candles...I need to buy more now and larger ones next time. :)
4. Enlist the help of other creatures..I'm not going near the LARGE spider (eek) above the door & the cats are asleep
5. Zaping...(shiver)
6. Swatting...:D

Anyone got a 'Great Grandma's book of how to deal with flies'? I wonder what they used to stop them getting in pantries...

Browneyes

[Barnzzz]

Here's a suggestion, it looks like fun !

amazingflygun.com

[Jan1954]

Love it! :D

However, as commercial links are not allowed, I'm editing it slightly. People can still google :)

[Davran]

I've seen somewhere in one of those gadgety catalogues that you get in magazines a sort of electric badminton racquet where you can hit the flies in mid air, thus avoiding mess on your papers, pc screen etc. I haven't seen one in action, though.

[Browneyes]

Oh great Barnzzz! now I know there are 2 million bacteria on each fly! That makes me feel MUCH better! :eek:

[Jan1954]

Mr P stealthily approaches the offending fly from the rear, rather than swat them from above. This is because flies take off backwards apparently... :confused:

He has his fingers poised ready to flick them. When he hits the target, the victim is stunned and can then be swatted :D

(I can hire him out, if you like... :cool:)

I was right with the candles - especially if you use the citronella. It's not just mosquitos that hate the lemon. I expect that years ago, people used lemon peel, where available...

[Browneyes]

|laugh1| Mental images of people all over the place swatting with rackets and straining to see which way round the fly is..

Right! A trip to the shop for either citronella candles or lots of lemons tomorrow then! Hmm...it'll probably rain and they'll all have left the premises when I get back!

Thanks for that everyone. I feel less harrassed by them now. :)

Browneyes.

[Mutley]

A word of warning when you swat and kill...

Twenty more turn up to attend the funeral :eek:

[Barnzzz]

A small black fly just landed on my nose !

I shall have to tell the large scary spider that came through the back window earlier.

[Browneyes]

Quick pass Barnzzz the dettol!...all those germs on that fly's great hairy legs! LOL

[Barnzzz]

They are also walking on the papers on my desk. I think they must have been reading this thread over my shoulder and are now after their revenge, they've roped in some small moths as well.

[susan-y]

[QUOTE=Browneyes;160542]
Me with a fly swatter at this desk? If you could see the amount of papers and things on my desk you'd understand what I mean! :D


I find that once you get the swatter out the flies usually leave...tha's why I suggested it. It's to scare them off|jumphappy

Sue

[michaelpipe]

I read with sadness all the problems you have with flies in the Northern Hemisphere. Not a fly in sight here. All you need are simple flyscreens on all doors and windows. Ingenious, these Southern Hemisphere people!!

[Clive Blackaby]

I read with sadness all the problems you have with flies in the Northern Hemisphere. Not a fly in sight here. All you need are simple flyscreens on all doors and windows. Ingenious, these Southern Hemisphere people!!
Gee - you'll be telling us next you don't have problems with "the wrong type of leaves on the railway line" either.

And you'll then try to tell us that dunny spiders are a myth.

But seriously, I was only thinking the other day, as I squirted the one blue-bottle I've seen this year with permethrin aerosol, just how few flies I get in the house these days compared to 10, 30, 50 years ago.

[zeno]

I had a terrible problem with flies because in the summer my french doors are open most of the day so that my cats can come & go. I invested in a machine similar to those seen in butchers' shops & apart from the occasional fizzing noise when a fly dies I haven't had any more bother.If you get a really big one the lights go dim.:)

[busyglen]

Or....what about those horrible sticky fly papers that used to hang down from the ceiling, when I was a kid! They did the job but looked revolting. :(

Glenys